June 5, 2020

PORTLAND, Maine (June 5, 2020) - The Running Event, the premier conference and trade show in the running specialty industry that is produced by Diversified Communications, announced today it will move forward with its 2020 planned event in Austin, Texas from December 1-3, 2020. Event registration will open in mid-August. “We...

June 5, 2020

June 5th 2020 - Although the Covid-19 pandemic may not allow people to join in community events like they usually do, interest in Global Running Day didn’t waiver. Instead runners worldwide showed their passion for running by participating in a more individual capacity including KINeSYS 2020 Champions from Canada, the USA...

June 4, 2020

TAMPA, Fla. (June 4, 2020) – The global community of walkers and runners came together this past weekend for the sixth edition in the Rock ‘n’ Roll® Virtual Running™ (VR™) Series, Rock ‘n’ Roll VR6, with over 26,000 people from 107 nations and 47 states registered to step up to...

June 4, 2020

TRR Nutrition, an industry leading sports supplement brand that develops products for elite level endurance athletes, is proud to announce its newest partnership with three World Class and Ironman Champion triathletes: Craig Alexander, Tim Don and Sara Svensk. The three ambassadors will be joining TRR, a team of health experts and world-class...

June 3, 2020

Banned track and field coach Alberto Salazar will try to overturn his four-year suspension at sport’s highest court in November. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Tuesday it will hear appeals from Salazar and endocrinologist Jeffrey Brown between Nov. 8-16. Read more on Associated Press.

June 3, 2020

CARMEL, CA – Monterey Bay Half Marathon organizers announced Wednesday that the 2020 race, originally scheduled for Saturday November 14th, will now be a virtual event. The Big Sur Marathon Foundation’s governance board made this difficult decision to cancel the in-person road races as they continued to monitor updates on...

June 3, 2020

CARMEL, CA – The 2020 Big Sur International Marathon, originally rescheduled from its late April date to November 15th, has been cancelled. The Big Sur Marathon Foundation’s governance board made this difficult decision as they continued to monitor updates from county, state, federal, and international public safety and health agencies...

June 3, 2020

(LOGAN, Utah, June 3, 2020) — iFit, the leader in at-home connected fitness, celebrates Global Running Day on June 3 with streaming progressive training programs for 5K and 10K distances. With races postponed to fall, runners are faced with a new challenge: training in dangerous summer heat and humidity. iFit’s...

June 3, 2020

NEW YORK - Gourdy’s Pumpkin Run, the popular and award-winning fall race, has teamed up with Girls on the Run, a nationally recognized Charlotte, NC based nonprofit that uses running and physical activity as a platform for teaching young girls essential life skills. The partnership will last throughout the 2020...

June 2, 2020

ASICS surveyed more than 14,000 regular exercisers across 12 countries and found that more than a third (36% globally) of them are more active now than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic began – despite most sports being brought to a standstill by social distancing measures. Read more study results here.

June 2, 2020

Boston - Registration is open for Medford2Medford, a virtual team running event powered by DMSE Sports, that strives to bring fellow runners together while they’re apart, and to help raise some much-needed funds for charities. The M2M is modeled after Dave McGillivray’s 1978 run from Medford, OR, to Medford, MA....

June 2, 2020

Santa Cruz, CA (June 2, 2020) – PWR Lab, an innovative running analytics company leveraging training data from wearables to help runners avoid injuries, announces today the official launch of a full suite of Distributed Racing services. While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to shake up sporting and mass-start events, PWR...

June 2, 2020

Houston, Texas (June 2, 2020) – Trail Racing Over Texas (TROT), the largest trail racing company in Texas, announces the launch of a new event today: The Trans-Texas Virtual Run. This event is as large as the State of Texas and with all the swagger. Individuals and relay teams will...

June 1, 2020

Arlington, VA. - SweatWorks, the digital agency that created Conquest Events™, has completed the acquisition of wodRocket - a leading functional fitness event platform. “wodRocket was one of the first digital platforms in functional fitness and took the lead in innovating several features. We are excited to welcome wodRocket events...

June 1, 2020

Global Running Day, a day that brings the entire world together through the celebration of running, is set for Wednesday, June 3, 2020. This year, social gatherings for Global Running Day events may be paused but people will be uniting virtually in a global effort to continue to encourage physical...

May 29, 2020

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon today announced the dates and locations for its rescheduled 2020 Collegiate Club & High School National Championships and 2020 Duathlon National Championships, both of which were initially set for this spring but were postponed due to the COVID-pandemic. Both events are now scheduled for...

May 29, 2020

In celebration of Global Running Day on June 3rd, UCAN is hosting three star-studded events featuring many of the most influential personalities in running. Headlining the events is “The Next Step Forward: The Future of Running”, a panel discussion on the evolution of the running landscape, hosted by podcast personality...

May 28, 2020

(May 28, 2020) - Earlier this month, Running USA led an effort to assess the foremost concerns of endurance business owners as COVID-19 cancellations continue to wreak havoc on the industry. As of late May, four months into the U.S. response to the pandemic, the outlook is not optimistic. Nearly...

May 28, 2020

The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced that the 124th Boston Marathon will be held as a virtual event, following Boston Mayor Martin Walsh’s cancellation of the marathon as a mass participation road running event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All participants who were originally registered for the April 20, 2020 event...

May 28, 2020

May 27nd, 2020, SAN DIEGO, California – As quarantine restrictions are slowly lifted across California and the rest of the nation. San Diego Rising, a live-action 360° video short, aims to inspire viewers to continue acting responsibly as they return to the active pursuits they love by practicing gratitude for...

May 28, 2020

Ultimate Sport Service and its regional partners is pleased to announce the launch of a new complete virtual racing suite for professional endurance event organizers. An all-integrated platform from registration, social media, timing through connections to all major fitness/activity platforms, including Strava, Polar, Garmin and Suunto, web results and fully...